Matthew Holness
Intelligent, friendly and distinctive with versatility and brilliant comic timing.
Well loved & recognisable comedy actor, writer & director.
Born in Kent so has a neutral accent.
Best known for his role as fictional horror writer and actor Garth Marenghi. Garth Marenghi character voices can be found in Character sample.
Accents
Writing Experience
- TV (Professional)
Credits
- Year Of The Rabbit (TV, 2019) Prince Hector of Bulgaria. IFC
- Possum (TV, 2017) Director. Writer
- Back (TV, 2017) Laurie. Channel 4.
- Halloween Comedy Shorts (TV, 2016) Oswin. Director. Writer
- Toast of London (TV, 2014) Max Gland. Ch4.
- Life's Too Short (TV, 2011) Ian. BBC2.
- Free Agents (TV, 2008) Dan, regular. C4.
- Man to Man With Dean Learner (TV, 2006) Amir Chanan, Glynn Nimron, Steve Pising and more. C4.
- Casanova (TV, 2005) Landlord. BBC.
- Festival (TV, 2005) Roger, Lighting Man.
- Garth Marenghi's Dark Place (TV, 2004) Garth Marenghi / Dr. Rick Dagless. C4.
- 2004: The Stupid Version (TV, 2004)
- Office (TV, 2002) Simon. (Office Geek) BBC.
- Bruiser (TV, 2000) Various.
Worked With
Video Samples
Related news articles
13/03/2023
Listen to Matthew Holness on the Richard Herring Leicester Square Theatre Podcast!
Richard talks to legendary comedian and film maker Matthew Holness about resurrecting his award-winning creation, Garth Marenghi, the challenges of writing a deliberately bad book and the importance of making it good.
20/10/2022
Make sure to get your hands on Matthew Holness new book ''Garth Marenghi's TerrorTome''
Dare you crack open the TerrorTome? (Mind the spine) When horror writer Nick Steen gets sucked into a cursed typewriter by the terrifying Type-Face, Dark Lord of the Prolix, the hellish visions inside his head are unleashed for real. Get your copy now and listen to Matthew read the audiobook.
05/01/2022
New Matt Berry Comedy 'Toast of Tinseltown'.
Starring Doon Mackichan, Robert Bathurst and featuring Adrian Lukis, Natasia Demetriou, Matthew Holness and Belinda Stewart-Wilson. Tortured thespian Steven Toast relocates to the ultimate actor's playground - Hollywood. Surely this time he will get the adulation he so richly deserves. Watch on BBC IPlayer.
04/12/2020
Series 1 of Back is back ahead of the release of season 2 in 2021!
Catch episode 1-3 on Friday 4th Dec on Channel 4 at 11:05pm and episodes 4-6 on Friday 11th December.